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ORVILL GOOLEY, OF BATAVIA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TOV THE JOHNSTON v HARVESTER COMPANY, OFSAME PLACE.

CORO-HOLDER FO-.R GRAIN-BINDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,081, dated November 2, 1886.

' Application filed January 23, 1886. Serial No. 189,539. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORvILLE GooLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Batavia,

in the county of Genesee and State of N ew York, have invented a new and `useful Gord-Holder for Grain-Binders, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to improvements in cord-holders for grainbinders, in which the cord-holding disk is driven intermittingly by the use of the mechanism actuated by the knotter-driving shaft, which W-ill be hereinafter described 5 and the objects of my invention are to provide a simple and effective means for positively operating the cord-holding disk, and reducefriction by dispensing with a number of pieces heretofore used in connection with the cord-holding devices. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation taken from the cord- A holding-disk side, showing my improvement in operative position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken centrally through the cordholding disk and knotter-fraine, but upon one side of the disk-operating rod. Fig. 3 is a face view of the disk and its immediate operating devices detached,showing the diskmoving dog in dotted lines; and Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the knotterframe, showing the cord-holder and disk with the disk--retainings'pringin position.V Fig. 5 is a detail view of the shellinclosing the pinion upon the cord-holding disk.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The improvement, as far as this application is concerned, relates only to the manner of operating the cord-holding disk; hence a description of the other portions of the binding mechanism Will not be necessary further than to indicate some of the cooperating parts. v

A is the castiron frame "for carrying the knotter, the holder, and cooperating parts.

.B is the knotter-driving shaft. Cis the cam and gearwheel fixed upon shaft B, provided With the usual segment-gear for meshinginto the knotter pinion, by means of which the knotter is driven.

D is the cord-holding disk turning ou the stud d.

E is the cord-holding lever cooperating with the disk n to noia the core. This Cord-holding lever is pivoted to the frame, and ispressed toward said disk by the spring c.

Aportion of the above-mentioned devices are of the well-known Appleby type of machine, while others are shown in a patent granted me July 20, 1886, No. 345,674. In my presentimprovement the cord-holding disk is provided with a ratchet-pinion, F, which is encircled by the shell G, the inner circumference of which comes inperipheral contact with the ratchetpinion, and within which the said pinion, revolves.

- H is the disk-operating dog, pivoted to the shell G and to the disk -operating rod I by means of the connecting-pin t', thus pivotally uniting the parts HK, G, and I at this point. This dog H is provided with a spur or notch, h, for engaging the ratchet-teeth of the pinion F, so that the pinion, and with it the disk, is rotated forward one notch at each revolution of the knotter-driving shaft, as Will presently appear.

J is a faced screw-nut, screw-threaded upon the upper portion of the rod I, so as to be made vertically adjustable upon the said rod, and is held in a locked position by the pinj.

K is a lug forming part of ring K', and is secured to the knotter-driving shaft so asto turn therewith. L is a flat spring fastened at one end to the base of the knotter-frame, the other end of which engages with a tooth of the ratchet-pinion at a point opposite spur h, thereby preventing any backward movement of the cord-holding disk. Y v

M are standards rising from and forming a part of the knotter-frame, and located upon either side of the lug-ring. r

M is a crossplate uniting the upper ends of the standards M, and through which the free end of the disk-operating rod passes, and by which the same is held in Working position.

In practical operation, When the knotting mechanism is set in motion, the revolution of the ring upon the knotter-shaft will bring the lug Kin contact with the under side of the face-nut, causing a positive upward movement of the rod I, While the same is returned by the force of gravity, and as the lower end of the said rod is pivoted to the heel of the shell` G, and said shell -being hung upon the ratchet- IOO pinion, an intermittent rota-ry movement will be given it by the vertical action of the rod. Now,astl1e dog is pivotcd to the rod at the same point with the shell, this pivotal end will rise and fall with the rod, while the spur end will partake o1" the rotary movement given the shell, wl1ich,'when brought in contact with a tooth of the ratchet-pinion, will, by the throw of the dog, cause the said pinion,with the cordholding disk attached thereto, to advance sufsiciently far to bring'a succeeding notch in positon to receive the cord in the usual manner. After the lug K in its revolution is released from contact with the nut, the weight of the rod and attachments will canse the whole to drop, so that the dog will catch upon a succeeding tooth of the ratchet-pinion with a repeating of the operation. The throw of the disk may be regulated by turning the nut to the right or left by the removal of the pin j, and thus compensate for any wear of the parts.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination ofthe knotter-frame carrying the revolving shaft, the lug-ring mounted upon the knotter-operating shaft, the disk-operating rod having the projection J, the guide M, the shell G, dog H, the ratchet-pinion, and cord-holding disk, all arranged and operating substantially as described.

2. The combination of the knottershaft carryingthe lug-ring, the disk-operating rod having the face-nut adjustably screw threaded thereon, the rod-guiding plate M', and the shell G, provided with the dog H, theshcll encircling the ratchet-pinion, the dog and shell being pivotally connected with the disk-operating rod, as shown, whereby an intermittent rotary movement is given the pinion at each reciprocation of the rod, for the purpose described, and substantially as herein set forth.

3. The combination of thecord-holding disk, the ratchet-pinion attached thereto, the shell encircling the pinion, the disk-operating rod pivotally connected to the shell at the lower end of the rod, the rod-guiding plate M, the nut J, adjustably screw-threaded upon the rod, and the nut-locking pin j, all these parts arranged and operating substantially as described.

ORVILLE COOLEY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM M. STOWELL, E. J. MooKFoRD. 

